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Drexel Heights honors long-serving firefighters and promotes Captain Andrew Feehs
Summary
At its Jan. 24 meeting, the Drexel Heights Fire District board recognized multiple personnel for milestone service years and Chief Douglas Chappell presented Captain Andrew Feehs with his promotion badge; Chief Chappells written report was submitted into the minutes.
Drexel Heights Fire Districts Governing Board met Jan. 24, 2025, at 5950 S. Cardinal Avenue. Board Chair Gary Bynum called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m., and Fire Chief Douglas Chappell delivered the departments annual service recognitions and personnel updates.
"Chief Chappell presented the following services awards for 2024:" the minutes record. Awards included five-year recognitions for firefighters Cody Van Haren, Cody Wagner, Felipe Galaz, Austen Stowe and Nathaniel Saldivar; ten-year recognitions for Captains David Rock and Michael Shultz and Director Dennis Stiegleiter; a fifteen-year recognition for Firefighter Justin Alvarez and Captain Robert Santoro; twenty-five-year honors for Firefighter Mark Cowan and Captain Chris Patronski; and a thirty-year recognition for Captain Mike Dellerman.
Chief Chappell also introduced Public Information Officer Dan Gonska and presented Captain Andrew Feehs with his promotion badge. The minutes state that Chief Chappell submitted a written report "which is hereby made a part of these minutes." The board did not record any public comment related to the personnel items during the meeting.
The board took no formal separate vote for recognitions beyond the routine submission of the chiefs report into the official record; the recognitions and the promotion were recorded as part of the chief's report in the minutes.
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